An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark

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An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark was a 1951 theatrical performance presented at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne by the Australian Aboriginal League, as a contribution to the Centenary of Victoria and the fiftieth jubilee of the establishment of the Commonwealth of Australia.[1][2] It was conceived by Douglas Nicholls.[3]

'Part One: The Past' was a dramatic performance with movement and song of the story of Toolaba. 'Part Two: The Present' included "tableaus of progress" and performances by singers Harold Blair and Georgia Lee.[4][5]

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  1. ^ "Native Moomba an Exciting Show". The Age. No. 30, 001. Victoria, Australia. 25 June 1951. p. 6. Retrieved 16 May 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ Fraser, Virginia. Making a Show Of It: Indigenous entertainers and entrepreneurs in 1950s Melbourne (PDF). Melbourne: City Gallery.
  3. ^ "Moomba - something to rave about". The Courier-mail. No. 4551. Queensland, Australia. 29 June 1951. p. 2. Retrieved 16 May 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark'". repository.monash.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  5. ^ "An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark". www.ausstage.edu.au. Retrieved 2021-05-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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